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User Reviews of Botswana (382 Reviews)

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Male avatar icon Louis South Africa flag ZA       Visited: April 2025 Reviewed: Apr 29, 2025

Email Louis  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Ideal bush destination

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The parks and accommodation are amazing. Just do not travel on the dirt road from south to north to the entrance of Moremi game reserve entrance (south gate). We got shaken to pieces for hours on that road.

Female avatar icon Mandy Dickinson United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: December 2024 Reviewed: Jan 31, 2025

Email Mandy Dickinson  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Botswana has wonderful wildlife and friendly people - great place for a holiday

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The Kalahari was a wonderful place with different animals to what we had seen on previous safaris, such as the wonderful bat eared foxes and wild cat. Not the best time to visit as the rains stopped us going to many areas due to the mud. We did get stuck once for an hour before being rescued, all part of the experience as were the scorpions. From the Kalahari our well laid plans went to pot as hotel Baobab had a big fire in November so was closed for renovation. Our guide changed the itinerary and took us to Khwai and into the Savuti part of the Chobe reserve. The areas were lovely but it was a lot of travelling on dirt roads and not what we had planned. We did see more animals in these areas mostly ones we had seen previously. Our best experience was spending 25 minutes with beautiful male Leopard. He was walking at the side of the road coming towards us and was not bothered at all about the car, we got some wonderful photographs and even managed to turn the car around and follow
Read more him as he scent marked along his territory. It had been raining and our guide said that, he is staying near the road as he does not want to get his fur wet in the long grass. Eventually as he walked away from the road he was spotted by the Impala, a great noise they all made warning of his presence. We were doing luxury camping, it was very comfortable but often very hot and washing water was in short supply. Our guide was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the wildlife and fauna but sometimes he over egged the pudding.
Male avatar icon Jacobus Kriel South Africa flag ZA       Visited: December 2024 Reviewed: Jan 30, 2025

Email Jacobus Kriel  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Botswana is for the nature lover!! Will go back for the 3rd time soon

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This time was a quick self organized tour to Moremi and south west only but again a highlight for us

Female avatar icon Lesley United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: November 2024 Reviewed: Nov 26, 2024

Email Lesley  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Elephant heaven!

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Our one day safari into Botswana was dealt with efficiently and quickly at the border. Our day was split between river and land. Both were enjoyable and fun. However, we were disappointed not to have seen any big cats, mainly seeing elephants, giraffe and antelope. Nonetheless, it was a good intro for someone on their first safari experience.

Female avatar icon Caroline Mari Uruguay flag UY       Visited: September 2024 Reviewed: Nov 4, 2024

Email Caroline Mari  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

It is enjoyable to see animals in their natural environment

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The Okavango Delta a different experience. We saw many elephants very close and hippos. The guide was very kind and careful. In Moremi we were able to see lionesses with their babies, giraffes, elephants, and some birds.

Female avatar icon Anja Luecking Germany flag DE       Visited: September 2024 Reviewed: Oct 12, 2024

Email Anja Luecking  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Vast wilderness and wildlife

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I went on a mobile safari to Savuti and Khwai (which I especially loved because of the scenery next to the river) and one day in Moremi.

I was a solo female traveler and felt well protected and looked after by the crew of my tour operator Xaa Safaris. I had a spacious tent with an en-suite bathroom and loved hearing the animals at night: lions roaring, hyaenas howling, elephants rumbling and hippos barking. I was great to watch the elephants strolling through the campsite in Khwai during the day, and I even encountered an elephant drinking out of a my wash basin while I was inside the tent! We saw lions a few times in Savuti and Moremi, came across a pack of wild dogs and a bat-eared fox couple and had a great leopard sighting where we spent quite some time with the animal. Apart from that we enjoyed spotting many gracious giraffes, a lot of hippos and elephants, but also saw also the rarer sable and roan antilopes and ground hornbill. It was good fun and excitement to track
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After the safari I spent a few days in Maun and went on a one day trip to Okavango delta.

I can recommend Botswana as a travel destination for its vast wilderness and wildlife. Looking forward to return and see other areas like the salt pans and Kalahari.
Male avatar icon Ross James Wilson Australia flag AU       Visited: May 2024 Reviewed: Jun 3, 2024

Email Ross James Wilson  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Friendly people; wonderful wildlife; sadly drought stricken so dry rivers and significantly reduced

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Botswana is a wonderful travel destination. The wildlife experience was top level with very knowledgeable guides. The people are very friendly. Our safari lodge was very nice. Unfortunately, we visited during a bad drought so we didn't see it at its best.

Male avatar icon Noralv Breivik Norway flag NO       Visited: October 2023 Reviewed: Nov 2, 2023

Email Noralv Breivik  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Nature and people in harmony

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I lived in Botswana 1975-78. The development hasbeen amazing in the capital, and regardingvthe roads . The wildlife is very interesting and impressive. We saw all the «big five» , several lions, lots of buffaloes and elephants, rhinos in the sanctuary and lots of hippos. For us it was specialbto meet some people I have metnbefore. Lodging and food and security no problem. Botswana is highly recommended. But this time it was a bit too hot, and too dry, but still with quite many green bushes and trees

Female avatar icon Mrs Picherot Jacqueline South Africa flag ZA       Visited: September 2023 Reviewed: Oct 9, 2023

Email Mrs Picherot Jacqueline  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

GREAT EXPERIENCE

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Our tour operator was TOUR RADAR but very lucky to be directly in touch with an agent of MZANSI EXPERIENCE very very helpful for all special questions.
5-Day Okavango Delta Moremi Reserve Experience that was a great experience
In September this year was very dry and hot. Lucky that we did fly over Okavango to see the remaining of water and the traces of the real flow.
A real sportive vacation. Waking up early driving a lot.
The experience with the Mokoro was nice as long we were paddling but terrible for the walk in the desert in full sun at midday seeing only skeletons for tourists. Nonsense
Boteti lodge superb choice of a tented camp
What we will not forget of our Botswana trip is the staff, the people who were so kind so helpful and so concerned to show the best of their living.

Male avatar icon JEAN MARC France flag FR       Visited: July 2023 Reviewed: Sep 5, 2023

Email JEAN MARC  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Wonderful experience....even for watching birds

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One wild part in MOREMI and SAVUTI...we move "upmarket"day by day.....more and more animals, birds.
The apotheosis with the appearance of the Chobe river and its multitude of animals.
But in this place, what seemed extraordinary to us has become too common (the guides , for instance, know where are the lions , their territory...) and there is no more surprise...strange feeling!!